ArticleEuropean journal of cardiovascular nursing2018
Perceived control and health-related quality of life in heart transplant recipients.
Article in European journal of cardiovascular nursing, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Association between health locus of control and self-management in stable COPD patients: the mediation effect of coping styles.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Psychological Preparation for Cardiac Surgery.Current cardiology reports · 2020Review
- Health-related quality of life of transplant recipients: a comparison between lung, kidney, heart, and liver recipients.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Association between Illness Perception and Emotional Status in Iranian Patients after Heart Transplantation.The journal of Tehran Heart Center · 2020Article
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backgroundPerceived control has been associated with improved mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cardiac populations. However, this concept has not been well-studied in heart transplant groups.
aimsWe examine the relationship of perceived control to symptoms of anxiety and depression and HRQOL after transplant. We also examine the extent to which anxiety and depressive symptoms mediate the relationship between perceived control and HRQOL.
methodsOur cross-sectional analysis included 113 adult heart transplant patients from the NEW HEART study. High versus low perceived control groups were determined by median split for chi-square and t-test analyses. Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were used to examine the influence of perceived control on symptoms of depression and anxiety and HRQOL. Mediation analyses included Baron and Kenny's four-step regression approach and Preacher and Hayes' bootstrapping technique to test the indirect effect of perceived control on HRQOL.
resultsHeart transplant patients who reported lower perceived control were more likely to be female ( p=0.003), and had significantly more depressive symptoms ( p<0.001) and anxiety ( p<0.001), and lower HRQOL ( p<0.001) than those with higher perceived control. Perceived control was a significant predictor in regression models of depressive and anxiety symptoms and HRQOL. In mediation analyses, depressive and anxiety symptoms mediated the effect of perceived control on HRQOL.
conclusionPerceived control is associated with improved depressive and anxiety symptoms and HRQOL after transplant. The relationship between perceived control and HRQOL is mediated by depressive and anxiety symptoms. Future interventions should target perceived control to improve overall HRQOL.
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